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Coat of Arms of the Civil Commissioner of Malta
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Sir Alexander Ball
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta |
Appointer | King George III |
Precursor | French Military Governor of Malta |
Formation | 9 February 1799 |
First holder | Sir Alexander Ball |
Final holder | Sir Hildebrand Oakes |
Abolished | 23 July 1813 |
Succession | Governor of Malta |
The Civil Commissioner of Malta (Maltese: Kummissarju Ċivili ta' Malta) was an official who ruled Malta during the French blockade and later the British protectorate period between 1799 and 1813. Upon the end of the Protectorate and the creation of the Crown Colony of Malta in 1813, this office was replaced by that of the Governor, who represented the Government of the United Kingdom.